Feeder for stock



(No Model.)

0. S. WALIN.

EEEDEE FOR STOCK.

No. 364,557. V v P atente d June 7, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OrE cE.

CLAES S. WVALIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FEEDER FOR STOCK.

" SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,557, dated June7, 1887.

- Application filed March 10, 1887. Serial No. 231,512. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OLAES S. WALIN, a citizen of. the United States,and-a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stateof Illinois,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Feeders for Stock;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, ref erence beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved -fecder for stock with the cover removed. Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional view of the same with the cover in place, and Fig.3 is a perspective view of the cover inverted and removed from thefeeder.

Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to feeders for stock, poultry, 80c. and itconsists in the improved construction and combination of the parts ofthe same, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A denotes the feed-receptacle,having a conical bottom, B, provided with an upwardly-pro- 3c jectingflange, C. The lower part of the ta:

pering feedreceptacle has apertures D, for the purpose of admitting thefeed to the trough E, and the outer side of said taperingfeed-receptacle is provided with webs or partitions, F, which divide thetrough into feed-stalls.

G denotes the device for regulating the flow of feed through theapertures D into the trough E. This device is in the nature of a movableband fitting the inside of the feed-receptac1e, and is provided withapertures H, registering .with the apertures in the feed-receptacle.

M denotes a cover having an inlet, N, in its top for the purpose offilling the trough with grain.

0 denotes the locking device, consisting of apiece of wire twisted atits middle to form the loop or handle P, the free ends projecting inopposite directions through the loops Q Q, and formed at theirextremities with hooksR R.

V V are notches cut opposite to one another in the top edge of thefeed-receptacle, to permit the lid to fit tightly on saidfced-receptacle, and also'to permit of the movement of the lockingdevice 0.

S S denote ears secured to the cover at right angles to the lockingdevice, which fit inside of the feed-receptacle to hold it in place,thus working in conjunction with the locking device.

Two diametrically-oppos'ite webs or partitions of the feedtrough areprovided with apertures 'I T, which receive the book ends of the lockingdevice, and thus hold the cover firmly in place.

WVhen it is desired to remove the cover for the purpose of cleaning thefeed-receptacle, or for any other purpose, the handle or loop 1 isturned, thus throwing the hook portion of the locking device out ofengagement with the perforated webs or partitions. 7

By having the cover constructed of a greater circumference than thefeed-trough rain will be excluded from the saidtrough, thus preventingdamage to the food therein; and it will be seen that by having thefood-receptacle above the water-receptacle ants and the like will beprevented from entering the foodstalls from the ground.

Having thus described myinvention, Iclaim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- 1. In a device for feeding andwatering stock, the combination of a tapering l'ecdreceptacle providedwith a conical bottom, the lower part of said receptacle havingapertures located therein, the outer side being provided withfeed-stalls, and a water-receptacle arranged beneath the feedreceptacle, with a feed-regulator consisting of a tapering annular bandhaving apertures in its lower edge registering with the apertures in theside of the IOC feed-receptacle, and means, substantially as described,for adjusting the said regulator, and formed with hooks adapted tobeattached substantially as setforth. to the said perforated Webs orpartitions, as

2. In a device for feeding and Watering and for the purpose set forth.stock, the combination of the feedreceptaole In testimony that I claimthe foregolng as I 5 5 having perforated webs or partitions, and the myown I have hereunto afiixed my signature cover having downwardly-projecting ears, in presence oftwo witnesses with the locking deviceconsisting of a piece m t. I y v N. of more twlsted at lts middle toform a loop or CLATS S \VALI handle, the said loop or handle adapted to'Witnesses:

(5 project through the top of the cover, and hav- JOHN \VALIN,

ing its ends projecting in opposite directions AXEL LUNDKVIs'r.

